Fleshgod Apocalypse have said their vocalist and guitarist Tommaso Riccardi has give up the band … the band put out a press release Oct 10:October 10th:

“Hiya buddies,

there’s no straightforward approach to say this, so we’ll go straight to the purpose:

about a few months in the past, our singer Tommaso left the band for private causes. Our separation wasn’t painless, however all people thought this was the very best resolution.

Subsequently we sat down and tried to determine all attainable eventualities for a band that immediately loses its frontman. The need to go on and proceed this journey was stronger than every thing else.

For the reason that message of Fleshgod Apocalypse goes past music itself, we couldn’t let somebody who wasn’t there for the reason that starting be its spokesman. So the one approach to go on was to have a look again at our roots: we determined that Francesco Paoli, our drummer, songwriter, founder and first frontman of the band, was the pure alternative for this delicate and likewise difficult place.

Our mastermind has lastly taken again his originary position as lead vocalist and guitarist.

Any further, in addition to our valuable soprano singer Veronica Bordacchini, we’ll have the honour to share the stage with the Italian metallic legend David Folchitto (Stormlord, Prophilax) on drums along with the exceptional Fabio Bartoletti (Deceptionist) on lead guitar. Fleshgod Apocalypse are extra centered and decided than ever.

Count on new epic reside experiences and, more than likely, the darkest and heaviest Fleshgod Apocalypse album that we’ve ever written. We will’t wait to start out this new, thrilling chapter of our profession.

Our buddies in South America would be the first ones to witness the brand new course of the band, with Francesco as our frontman. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.